Politics, Policy and Higher Education in India

• Main Author: Roy Chowdhury, Sunandan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Educational sociology.; Higher education.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Higher Education.; Sociology of Education.; International and Comparative Education.

Considering the evolution of Indian higher education policy from British colonial rule to modern day India, this pivot examines key policy issues in fields as diverse as language, nationalism and economic development. Focusing on India’s relationship with the world at large and the state of class co...